origins of parkinson family in queens co. (laois) from 1600's?

[WILKEL]

i would like to know where i could find information from 1600's/1700's about parkinson family
and how they arrived in mountrath area of ireland.  i can trace them fron c. 1800 but now need to go further back if possible. thanks

[conahy calling]

http://www.familyhistory.ie/docs/archives/Laois%20Papers%20Deeds.pdf

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/estate-records/

http://www.genealogylaois.com/laois-archives-page46940.html

Some Perkinsons at "missing friends" on this link, note different spelling

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantations_of_Ireland 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Modern_Ireland_1536-1691
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wiki links give some background info to what was happening in 1600s but nothing specific to Parkinson.
[Has Parkinson family any links to a particular estate?                       ][/list]

[WILKEL]

Thanks for your help.

[conahy calling]

 Reading the book  "Castlecomer Connections" by Tom Lyng  (pages 287,288)  came across this which may be of interest.
Wandesford imported a workforce of 600 Yorkshire men who could carry out projects in housing, farming, forestry, mining, manufacture, hunting and church promotion.  The following names of Yorkshire tenants of Idough are found in Wandesford documents:  Davies, Marley, Parkinson, Wallis, Preston, Bradshaw, Lamley, Paine and Hudson.

[Jack2227]

The first entry for Mountrath in www.registers.nli.ie is in

Aug 1823 (the first year of baptisims) recorded by Rev M Malone

Eliza- to Mr Parkinson & Mary Fitzpatrick
sponsors- N Cavan? & Margaret Fitzpatrick
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Jack